God makes all things beautiful in His time,

fulfilling His perfect purpose.

rust him Knowing He is always at work.

 

＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊    

Jeremiah 13:1-11

This is what Yahweh

Said to me: "Go! Buy yourself a linen belt and put it around your waist;

do not put it in water." So I bought the belt as Yahweh ordered and put it around my waist.

The word of Yahweh came to me a second time, "Take the belt you bought,

the one you put around your waist, and go to the torrent Perah; hide it there

in a hole in the rock." I went and hid it as Yahweh instructed me.

 

After many days Yahweh said to me,

"Go to the torrent Perah and get the belt I ordered you to hide there."

I went to the torrent and dug up the belt but it was ruined and good for nothing;

and Yahweh said to me, "In this way I will destroy the pride and great glory of Judah,

this wicked people who refuse to heed what I say, this stubborn people

 

who go after other gods to serve and worship them. And they shall become like this belt

which is now good for nothing. For just as a belt is to be bound around a man's waist

so was the people of Israel and Judah bound to me – it is Yahweh who speaks –

to be my people, my glory and my honor; but they would not listen.

 

Dt 32:18-19, 20, 21

You have forgotten God who gave you birth.

 

＊＊＊ Gospel ＊＊＊      

Matthew 13:31-35

Jesus offered them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed

that a man took and sowed in his field. It is smaller than all other seeds,

but once it is fully grown, it is bigger than any garden plant; like a tree,

the birds come and rest in its branches."

He told them another parable, "The kingdom of heaven is like the yeast

that a woman took, and hid in three measures of flour,

 

until the whole mass of dough began to rise."

Jesus taught all these things to the crowds by means of parables;

he did not say anything to them without using a parable.

This fulfilled what was spoken by the Prophet: I will speak in parables.

will proclaim things kept secret since the beginning of the world.

 

Gospel Reflection ：

To participate in realizing God's Kingdom.

An advertisement features the slogan,

"Great things start with small beginnings."

This slogan emphasizes that, through small steps,

we can achieve any goals or dreams we set.

This idea is also evident in nature: a planted seed

eventually grows into a tree that will bear fruit in its season.

In his parables, Jesus also uses this concept,

particularly when describing the Kingdom of God.

 

Preaching about the reign of God's Kingdom is central to Jesus' teachings

and guides all his interactions with people. The Kingdom does not

arrive abruptly but unfolds gradually in our daily lives.

As followers, we are called to participate in realizing God's Kingdom.

It is already unfolding, and we need to cooperate to make it a reality

in whatever capacities we have been given. Ultimately,

God will bring everything to completion in His own time.